National Award-winning Malayalam director Jayaraj is glad that his film has once again got a recognition.
Bagging the State Award for the Best film, filmmaker Jayaraj says, “Getting a National award is a big achievement but for me State award is more important.
Talking to media, after the awards were announced, director Jayaraj said, “The film is close to my heart and so is this award.”
Ottal had bagged the 'best film' tag in the environment conservation category in the recently- announced National Awards. Ottal tells the story of Kuttappayi, a child labourer hailing from Kerala and his inseparable bond with his grandfather and nature.